5 must-read history books like Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World by Susan Hood

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Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

By: Susan Hood

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

"Well-behaved women seldom make history." —Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian…

If you liked the history plot in Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World by Susan Hood , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Llama Llama Red Pajama

By: Anna Dewdney

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Llama, Llama red pajama waiting, waiting for his mama. Mama isn’t coming yet. Baby Llama starts … read more

Similar categories in Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama Red Pajama book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of What Can You Do with a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla, Amy Córdova

2. What Can You Do with a Rebozo?

By: Carmen Tafolla , Amy Córdova

3.77

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

What can you use to dress up, play hide-and-seek, carry baby brother, and DANCE with? A rebozo! In … read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Feel the Beat: Dance Poems That Zing from Salsa to Swing by Marilyn Singer, Kristi Valiant

3. Feel the Beat: Dance Poems That Zing from Salsa to Swing

By: Marilyn Singer , Kristi Valiant

4.34

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

An irresistible book of poems about dancing that mimic the rhythms of social dances from cha-cha to… read more

Similar categories in Marilyn Singer's Feel the Beat: Dance Poems That Zing from Salsa to Swing book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • poetry
  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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4. Ghost Boys

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.34

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a… read more

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  • childrens
"Bear witness. My tale is told Wake. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Don’t let me (Or anyone else) Tell this tale again"

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ghost Boys

"Bear witness. My tale is told. Wake. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Don't let me (Or anyone else) Tell this tale again."

-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ghost Boys

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5. Dragons Love Tacos

By: Adam Rubin , Daniel Salmieri

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This scrumptious New York Times bestseller has a whole lot of kick!Dragons love tacos. They love ch… read more

Similar categories in Adam Rubin's Dragons Love Tacos book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. My Diary from Here to There/Mi diario de aquí hasta allá

By: Maya Christina González , Amada Irma Pérez

3.90

Format: 77 pages, Hardcover

A young girl describes her feelings when her father decides to leave their home in Mexico to look f… read more

Similar categories in Maya Christina González's My Diary from Here to There/Mi diario de aquí hasta allá book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens

7. Bear Snores On

By: Karma Wilson , Jane Chapman

4.13

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

One by one, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bea… read more

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8. Extra Yarn

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

3.88

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

This looks like an ordinary box full of ordinary yarn. But it turns out it isn't. read more

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9. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

By: Sophie Blackall , Lindsay Mattick

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. In 1914, during World War I, … read more

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10. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Someone Builds the Dream

By: Lisa Wheeler

4.37

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the laborers who are often invisible in the final… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Wheeler's Someone Builds the Dream book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

By: Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Noble Maillard's Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • cultural
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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13. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

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14. Mel Fell

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tale about self-confidence and taking a leap of faith, starring a kingfisher. Sometimes, you m… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Mel Fell book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

15. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book) by Oge Mora

16. Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Oge Mora

4.44

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's pe… read more

Similar categories in Oge Mora's Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book) book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World by Susan Hood

17. Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

By: Susan Hood

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

"Well-behaved women seldom make history." —Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • poetry
  • cultural
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • feminism
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens
Cover of The Very Impatient Caterpillar (A Very Impatient Caterpillar, #1) by Ross Burach

18. The Very Impatient Caterpillar (A Very Impatient Caterpillar, #1)

By: Ross Burach

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

HEY! What are you guys doing? We're going to metamorphosize. Meta-WHAT-now? Transform into… read more

Similar categories in Ross Burach's The Very Impatient Caterpillar (A Very Impatient Caterpillar, #1) book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad

19. The Proudest Blue

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.56

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school–and two sisters on one’s firs… read more

Similar categories in Ibtihaj Muhammad's The Proudest Blue book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Hair Love

By: Matthew A. Cherry

4.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more

Similar categories in Matthew A. Cherry's Hair Love book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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21. Outside, Inside

By: LeUyen Pham

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott honoree LeUyen Pham, Outside, Inside is a moving picture book celebrating essential … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything (Inspiring Activism and Diversity Book About Children with Special Needs) by Annette Bay Pimentel

22. All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything (Inspiring Activism and Diversity Book About Children with Special Needs)

By: Annette Bay Pimentel

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Experience the true story of lifelong activist Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her participation in th… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard

23. The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

By: Rita Lorraine Hubbard

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was marrie… read more

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  • cultural
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"Mary decided that flying was a lot like reading: they both made a body feel free as a bird."

-Rita Lorraine Hubbard, The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

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24. Don't Touch My Hair!

By: Sharee Miller

4.41

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

An entertaining picture book that teaches the importance of asking for permission first as a young … read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. Saturday

By: Oge Mora

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this warm and tender story by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Thank You, Omu!, join a mot… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

26. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

Similar categories in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor

27. Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

By: Sonia Sotomayor

4.49

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of p… read more

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  • cultural
  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of 'Twas the Night Before Pride by Joanna McClintick

28. 'Twas the Night Before Pride

By: Joanna McClintick

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A glittering celebration of queer families puts Pride gently in perspective—honoring those in the L… read more

Similar categories in Joanna McClintick's 'Twas the Night Before Pride book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Speranza's Sweater: A Child's Journey Through Foster Care and Adoption by Marcy Pusey

29. Speranza's Sweater: A Child's Journey Through Foster Care and Adoption

By: Marcy Pusey

4.79

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

*Mom's Choice Gold Award Winner, 5-Star Recipient of the Readers' Favorite Awards, First Place Winn… read more

Similar categories in Marcy Pusey's Speranza's Sweater: A Child's Journey Through Foster Care and Adoption book and Susan Hood's Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Grace Goes to Washington (Grace for President, 2) by Kelly DiPucchio

30. Grace Goes to Washington (Grace for President, 2)

By: Kelly DiPucchio

4.05

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Grace for President , award-winning duo Kelly Di… read more

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  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • cultural
Cover of Counting Kindness: Ten Ways to Welcome Refugee Children by Hollis Kurman

31. Counting Kindness: Ten Ways to Welcome Refugee Children

By: Hollis Kurman

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A warm and welcoming introduction to immigration, refugees, and inclusivity as children count from … read more

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  • cultural
  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens

28 must-read childrens books like Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World by Susan Hood

Transform Your Habits

Llama Llama Red Pajama

Anna Dewdney

4.30

Transform Your Habits

What Can You Do with a Rebozo?

Carmen Tafolla , Amy Córdova

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Feel the Beat: Dance Poems That Zing from Salsa to Swing

Marilyn Singer , Kristi Valiant

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Ghost Boys

Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.34

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20 best-selling childrens books like The Very Impatient Caterpillar (A Very Impatient Caterpillar, #1) by Ross Burach

Transform Your Habits

Stuck

Oliver Jeffers

4.24

Transform Your Habits

That Is Not a Good Idea!

Mo Willems

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

James Dean , Eric Litwin

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Can I Play Too? (Elephant & Piggie, #12)

Mo Willems

4.11

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